Internal Medicine Training

BENAK SHIVALINGAPPA ***, N **TH street, Apt *c,

Philadelphia – 19104

Cell Phone: 267-***-****

Email: *****.*.**@*****.***

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (10/2002 – 04/2008) – Graduated in March 2009

Maters in Public Health at Drexel University, Philadelphia – Graduation 06/14/2013

Currently on OPT

EXPERIENCE:

NORWEGIAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL, CHICAGO, IL

11/2010 – 12/2010: Internal Medicine Clinical Trainee under Dr. Qaiser Jamal.

• Hands on clinical training in Internal Medicine similar to an intern

• Recorded history after interviewing patients and also conducted a comprehensive physical exam

• Presented it to my supervisor and also chalked out a rough treatment plan

DR. BIRINDER MARWAH’S CLINIC, CHICAGO, IL

09/2010 – 11/2010: Internal Medicine Clinical Trainee under Dr. Birinder Marwah

• Hands on clinical training in Internal Medicine similar to an intern

• Attended clinic daily, took histories and examined patients

• Used to round with Dr Marwah at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital

FORTIS HOSPITALS, BANGALORE

03/2010 – 07/2010: Registrar and Research Fellow in Cardiosurgical ICU

• As a research fellow have participated in Clinical Research/clinical trials and have two publications

• As a resident have firsthand experience in intubation, CVP insertion, IV catheter insertion, bladder

catheterization and similar procedures.

THOREK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CHICAGO, IL

08/2009 – 10/2009: Internal Medicine Clinical Trainee under Dr Tatjana Guzina

• Hands on clinical training in Internal Medicine

• Used to examine patients at the clinics and attend rounds

NORWEGIAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL, CHICAGO, IL

05/2009 – 08/2009: General Surgery Clinical Trainee under Dr. Jose De Leone

• Hands on Clinical Training in General Surgery

• Have hands on experience in simple surgical procedures like suturing, abcess drainage, etc

• Have assisted surgeries like hernia repair, tracheostomy, laparoscopic appendectomy, etc

• Also attended clinic and rounds with my supervisor

EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH:

• Conducted an epidemiological survey assessing nutritional status among the residents in Hadinaru village

• Participated in Pulse Polio

• Worked in a hospital meant exclusively for the tribals in and around Nagarahole forest

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Proficient in SAS, SPSS and STATA,

• Have a good knowledge base of epidemiology and study designs.

• Do have knowledge of biostatistics and can interpret data.

• Do have good data management and data analysis skills.

• Completed a project on metabolic syndrome using the NESARC data from 2004/05 and have good data

management and data analysis skills

PUBLICATIONS:

• Myocardial protection during off pump coronary artery bypass surgery: a comparison of inhalational anesthesia with

sevoflurane or desflurane and total intravenous anesthesia.

Suryaprakash S, Chakravarthy M, Muniraju G, Pandey S, Mitra S, Shivalingappa B, Chittiappa S, Krishnamoorthy J.

Ann Card Anaesth. 2013 Jan-Mar;16(1):4-8. doi: 10.4103/0971-9784.105361.

• A randomized prospective analysis of alteration of hemostatic function in patients receiving tranexamic acid and

hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) undergoing off pump coronary artery bypass surgery.Chakravarthy M, Muniraj G, Patil

S, Suryaprakash S, Mitra S, Shivalingappa B. Ann Card Anaesth. 2012 Apr-Jun;15(2):105-10. doi: 10.4103/0971-

9784.95072.

• STUDY OF STRESS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS

Oral Presentation at: 1st International Conference Of SAARC Psychiatry Federation; Agra, India. (2005 December).

Bhandarkar. A, Shivamurthy.A, Shivalingappa.B, Dakshinamurthy.B, Shekar.C.C, Dr.Rao.T.S.S, Dr. Raman.R, Dr.

Ashok.N.C, Dr. M.R. Narayana Murthy

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